Hacker News with Generative AI: Cybertruck

The Cybertruck was supposed to be apocalypse-proof (theguardian.com)
The Cybertruck answers a question no one in the auto industry even thought to ask: what if there was a truck that a Chechen warlord couldn’t possibly pass up – a bulletproof, bioweapons-resistant, road rage-inducing street tank that’s illegal to drive in most of the world?

Cybertruck, Tesla, Automotive Industry, Design, Humor

16 points by n1b0m 9 days ago | 16 comments

Tesla confirms it has given up on its Cybertruck range extender (electrek.co)
Tesla has confirmed it has given up on plans to make a Cybertruck range extender to achieve the range it originally promised on the electric pickup truck.

Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Cybertruck, Range Extender

11 points by addaon 15 days ago | 2 comments

Tesla confirms it has given up on its Cybertruck range extender (electrek.co)
Tesla has confirmed it has given up on plans to make a Cybertruck range extender to achieve the range it originally promised on the electric pickup truck.

Electric Vehicles, Tesla, Cybertruck

15 points by josephcsible 16 days ago | 6 comments

The Cybertruck is all tricks and no truck, a musky Tesla fail (hcn.org)
Tesla’s baking sheet on wheels rides fast in the recall lane toward a dead end where dysfunctional men gather.

Tesla, Cybertruck, Electric Vehicles, Automobiles, Reviews

29 points by Improvement 23 days ago | 24 comments

Tesla Releases Stripped RWD Cybertruck: So Much Worse for Not Much Less Money (jalopnik.com)
Tesla Releases Stripped-Out RWD Cybertruck That Is So Much Worse For Not Much Less Money

Tesla, Cybertruck, Electric Vehicles, Automotive, Pricing

67 points by rntn 40 days ago | 122 comments

Nearly All Cybertrucks Have Been Recalled Because Tesla Used the Wrong Glue (wired.com)
Tesla said Thursday it would recall nearly all the Cybertrucks it has produced to repair a stainless steel trim panel that the carmaker said could become detached from the vehicle while driving.

Tesla, Cybertruck, Recalls, Automotive, Manufacturing

9 points by doener 64 days ago | 1 comments

Tesla Recalls Just About Every Cybertruck as Decorative Steel Falls Off (thedrive.com)
Tesla has issued another recall for more than 46,000 of its Cybertrucks that may undergo a rapid unplanned disassembly of their roof trim while underway, the company said in a campaign it launched Tuesday.

Tesla, Cybertruck, Automotive, Product Recall, Safety

16 points by herbertl 64 days ago | 2 comments

Tesla Recalls Every Single Cybertruck over Stainless Steel Trims Falling Off (carscoops.com)
Tesla recalls 46,000 Cybertrucks due to roof panels potentially detaching during driving.

Tesla, Recalls, Automotive, Cybertruck, Safety

68 points by mdhb 64 days ago | 36 comments

Tesla to recall more than 46,000 Cybertrucks due to exterior panel issue (cnn.com)

Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Recalls, Cybertruck

138 points by zfg 64 days ago | 99 comments

College Kids Burned to Death Inside a Cybertruck Because the Doors Wouldn't Open (jalopnik.com)
The primary cause of a terrifying Cybertruck crash in November was determined to likely have been driver impairment after a night of drinking and drugs, California Highway Patrol told The LA Times.

Cybertruck, Car Accidents, Safety, Drunk Driving, College

16 points by nradov 71 days ago | 7 comments

Testimony Reveals Doors Would Not Open on Cybertruck That Caught Fire (sfist.com)
The Highway Patrol’s investigation into a November Cybertruck crash in Piedmont where three college kids died is finding two very Tesla problems: the vehicle immediately caught fire, and its doors would not open.

Tesla, Cybertruck, Car Safety, Accidents, Fire

11 points by sccxy 71 days ago | 5 comments

Tesla Cybertruck Banned and Seized by Police in the U.K (forbes.com)
The iconic Cybertruck was finally launched in the U.S. in 2019—after sizable delays—and has since generated a cult following. The controversial supposedly “bullet-proof” vehicle with the radical, edgy design, however, has generated intense debate outside of America.

Tesla, Cybertruck, United Kingdom, Law Enforcement, Automobiles

22 points by cratermoon 76 days ago | 10 comments

Tesla now offers discounted financing on Cybertruck as the truck a flop (electrek.co)
Tesla has started to offer discounted financing on Cybertruck as the electric pickup truck undoubtedly turns out to be a flop.

Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Cybertruck, Finance, Sales

11 points by iancmceachern 78 days ago | 7 comments

It's Official: The Cybertruck Is More Explosive Than the Ford Pinto (fuelarc.com)
We now have a full year of data for the Cybertruck, and a strange preponderance of headlines about Cybertrucks exploding into flames, including several fatalities.

Cybertruck, Tesla, Safety, Electric Vehicles, Automobiles

17 points by eqvinox 103 days ago | 4 comments

UK police seize Cybertruck because it's illegal there (popsci.com)
Just because UK residents are allowed to purchase an imported Cybertruck doesn’t mean they can drive it on public roads.

Transportation, Regulations, Tesla, Cybertruck, United Kingdom

20 points by impish9208 125 days ago | 51 comments

Driver stopped in Tesla Cybertruck banned in UK (bbc.com)
A striking Tesla Cybertruck which is illegal to drive in the UK due to safety concerns has been seized by police in Greater Manchester.

Tesla, Cybertruck, UK, Law Enforcement, Safety

5 points by Fischgericht 126 days ago | 0 comments

Tesla Cybertruck Becomes Extensively Corroded After Exposed to Magnet (torquenews.com)
Multiple Tesla Cybertruck owners share that their truck’s stainless steel has been rusted and corroded after exposure to a magnet. One owner specifically details the effects magnets have had on his Cybertruck’s stainless steel surface.

Tesla, Cybertruck, Corrosion, Magnetism, Automotive

27 points by peutetre 159 days ago | 24 comments

Tesla is buffing Foundationbadges off Cybertrucks to sell them as regular trucks (electrek.co)
Tesla is turning some of its Foundation Series Cybertrucks into regular Cybertrucks to sell them and sending hundreds of US Cybertrucks to be homologated in Canada as it is having issues selling them in the US.

Tesla, Cybertruck, Electric Vehicles, Canada, Automotive

7 points by philk10 159 days ago | 1 comments

Tesla shuts down Cybertruck production for days at critical time for the company (electrek.co)
Tesla has told Cybertruck production employees not to report to work for the next three days, in another sign of demand issues for the vehicle that once touted millions of preorders.

Tesla, Cybertruck, Electric Vehicles, Manufacturing, Production

27 points by tedd4u 169 days ago | 35 comments

Cybertruck's Many Recalls (wired.com)
Since launch, Tesla’s polarizing electric pickup has been beset by quality issues, and is now heading to be one of the most unreliable EVs made yet.

Cybertruck, Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Automotive Industry, Recalls

277 points by marban 179 days ago | 430 comments

Tesla is recalling 2,431 Cybertrucks, and this time there's no software fix (arstechnica.com)
Tesla has issued yet another recall for the angular, unpainted Cybertruck. This is the sixth recall affecting the model-year 2024 Cybertruck to be issued since January, and it affects 2,431 vehicles in total. And this time, there's no fix being delivered by a software update over the air—owners will need to have their pickup trucks physically repaired.

Tesla, Cybertruck, Recalls, Automotive, Software

9 points by lucasllinasm 191 days ago | 1 comments

Tesla delays Cybertruck's range extender, reduces its range (electrek.co)
Tesla has further delayed production of Cybertruck’s range extender and reduced the range that it will add to the electric pickup truck.

Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Cybertruck, Automotive

58 points by doener 213 days ago | 97 comments

Only 2.5% of Cybertruck Reservation Holders Decided to Buy the Truck (torquenews.com)
Tesla has officially ended the Cybertruck reservation program in the US, as the EV maker exhausted the entire reservation list. Ultimately, only 2.5% of Cybertruck reservation holders went ahead and bought the truck.

Tesla, Cybertruck, Electric Vehicles, Automotive Industry

13 points by PLenz 216 days ago | 1 comments

Geico tells El Reg, no, it's not canceling all Cybertruck insurance (theregister.com)
Geico confirmed to The Register that, following whispering on social media, the US insurance firm is most definitely not canceling all coverage on Tesla Cybertrucks.

Insurance, Tesla, Cybertruck

8 points by LinuxBender 227 days ago | 1 comments

Geico car insurance may no longer cover Tesla Cybertrucks (tribune.com.pk)
GEICO, the second-largest auto insurance company in the United States, says Tesla Cybertrucks don't meet their underwriting guidelines.

Auto Insurance, Tesla, Cybertruck, GEICO

55 points by ortusdux 228 days ago | 2 comments

Geico terminating insurance coverage of Tesla Cybertrucks (torquenews.com)
GEICO, the second-largest vehicle insurance underwriter in the US, has decided it will no longer cover Tesla Cybertrucks.

GEICO, Tesla, Insurance, Cybertruck

91 points by MilnerRoute 229 days ago | 156 comments

Tesla issues its fifth recall for Cybertrucks in a year (scrippsnews.com)
Tesla is recalling more than 27,000 Cybertrucks because the rearview camera image may not activate immediately after shifting into reverse, the fifth recall for the vehicle since it went on sale late last year.

Tesla, Cybertruck, Recalls, Automotive

12 points by chirau 232 days ago | 9 comments

Tesla's Cybertruck racks up fifth recall in under a year (techcrunch.com)
Tesla’s 2024 Cybertrucks have been on the road for less than a year and they’ve already been recalled five times, as of Thursday.

Tesla, Recalls, Cybertruck, Automobiles

4 points by mikece 232 days ago | 4 comments

Chechen warlord accuses Elon Musk of 'remotely disabling' his Cybertruck (cnn.com)